Grade Trends

Parkside Elementary

Grades PK–5 Public District: Highline School District

2104 S 247th St, Des Moines, WA 98198 Map

Math (met standard)
18%
−30 state 49% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
22%
−29 state 51% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
24%
−31 state 55% · 2025-26
Low income
80%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
535
2024-25
Students per teacher
18.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 23% state 53% · 2025-26 17% state 49% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 20% state 50% · 2025-26 27% state 50% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 11% state 43% · 2025-26 21% state 54% · 2025-26 24% state 55% · 2025-26
Grade 6 51% state 48% · 2018-19 57% state 58% · 2018-19 —
All grades 18% state 49% · 2025-26 22% state 51% · 2025-26 24% state 55% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 18% state 49% 22% state 51% 24% state 55%
2024-25 22% state 49% 25% state 51% 23% state 53%
2023-24 22% state 48% 28% state 51% 36% state 57%
2022-23 19% state 48% 27% state 51% 19% state 52%
2021-22 20% state 46% 29% state 51% 37% state 52%
2018-19 47% state 53% 53% state 58% 35% state 54%
2017-18 48% state 53% 50% state 58% 54% state 56%
2016-17 50% state 53% 51% state 56% —
2015-16 50% state 54% 53% state 58% —
2014-15 49% state 52% 51% state 55% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Des Moines Elementary
Grades PK–5 · Highline School District
0.6 mi
31%
−18 vs state
36%
−15 vs state
32%
−23 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 38% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 63% 500 Hispanic 29%
Sunnycrest Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Federal Way School District
1.1 mi
21%
−28 vs state
24%
−27 vs state
39%
−16 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 17% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2025-26 81% 535 Hispanic 39%
Woodmont K-8 School
Grades K–8 · Federal Way School District
1.3 mi
35%
−12 vs state
39%
−12 vs state
26%
−28 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 71% 402 Hispanic 30%
Midway Elementary
Grades PK–5 · Highline School District
1.3 mi
14%
−35 vs state
13%
−38 vs state
18%
−37 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 22% in 2022-23 → 15% in 2025-26 78% 548 Hispanic 44%
River Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–5 · Kent School District
1.6 mi
17%
−31 vs state
15%
−36 vs state
22%
−33 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 11% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26 73% 697 Asian 25%
Mark Twain Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Federal Way School District
1.7 mi
22%
−27 vs state
27%
−24 vs state
28%
−27 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26 89% 531 Hispanic 30%
Star Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Federal Way School District
1.8 mi
36%
−12 vs state
44%
−7 vs state
38%
−17 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 38% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 70% 434 Hispanic 30%
Valhalla Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Federal Way School District
2.3 mi
43%
−6 vs state
42%
−9 vs state
53%
−2 vs state
16% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 75% 517 Hispanic 47%
Neely O Brien Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Kent School District
2.4 mi
43%
−6 vs state
50%
−1 vs state
61%
+6 vs state
19% Average of math, English and science: 32% in 2022-23 → 51% in 2025-26 67% 472 Hispanic 38%
Kent Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Kent School District
2.6 mi
26%
−23 vs state
42%
−9 vs state
39%
−15 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 36% in 2025-26 82% 438 Hispanic 49%